Is this flight going to take off?

Somehow, I find that I get the best opportunities to 'overhear' (or eavesdrop) the wierdest coversations ever at the airport. I don't know whether people try to show off what little they know or try to justify their existence on the flight. Well it could be a case of pure nervousness or fear of flying as well. Well, if I am nervous on a flight, I just try and be as stony faced as possible.

This flight of mine was from Hyderabad to Pune and it was one of those twin prop aircraft. For some reason or the other, this kind of flight freaks the hell out of me. Nothing to do with the stability or the smoothness of the flight. It just simply freaks me out. I have a seat beside the prop that makes it even more uncomfortable for me. I had arrived late at the airport and I am not much of a talker. So I won't say that I talked my way into the flight, it was a kind of pleading - bordering on begging, but the bottom line is that they let me in and I am going to say that I talked my way in pretty suavely.

The flight was empty and I am sure that because of the profuse sweating, the guy in the aisle seat beside me got up and moved in the front. His colleague was in the aisle seat beside me, but on the other side. So the airhostess has made her announcement and is walking down the aisle ensuring that people are not on their phones and everyone is tucked in for the late night flight. The aircraft is being moved backward to the point where it can start taxiing out and I lazily stare out at the propeller coming to full speed (slightly nervously). As the airhostess reaches my row, the guy in the aisle across, beckons her over.

"Yes Sir"
And I am not paying much attention, thinking that all he wants is a glass of water. He goes,
"Do you know that the propeller is not turning?"
The silence got louder!

The airhostess tells him, "Yes sir. but don't worry it will"
He says, "But the other one is."
She tries to pacify him saying, "That is because the plane is turning at the moment."
Which in my opinion didn't make any sense. If a bloke who thought that the plane would move with one propeller turning, didn't know that it would be pushed out, I am sure that he would not be altogether familiar with the mechanics of one propeller moving to turn the plane.

He pretends to understand, "Ah!"
Now glancing sideways, I can see by the look on his face that he is not totally convinced, and the airhostess is straightening up and starting to move forward.
In a desperate attempt of self reassurance he asks, "Both will turn right"
She smiles back, "Yes sir. Both will turn as we take off."

He leans back, she moves forward and I try and stem the flow of blood from my lip that I bit so hard so that I would not guffaw out loud!